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Confederate (CSV)

Private

WIlliam F. Brown

Home State: South Carolina

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 17th South Carolina Infantry

Before Sharpsburg

From the Barnwell District, he enlisted as Private, Company G, 17th South Carolina Infantry on 2 January 1862.

On the Campaign

He was in action at Turner's Gap on South Mountain, MD on 14 September 1862.

The rest of the War

Except for a furlough in November - December 1864, he was present with his Company through the war until he was captured in Richmond, VA on 6 April (or at Appomottox on 7 April) 1865. He was held at Point Lookout, MD until released on 24 June 1865.

References & notes

His service from his Compiled Service Records, with his presence at "Boonsboro" from Colonel McMaster's list for the 17th South Carolina (Confederate States Army Casualty Lists and Narrative Reports, RG 109, NARA), online from fold3.